Two multicolored strands. Containing all information pertaining to our bodies, DNA is a miracle – and a model when it comes to data storage.
Currently storing all the world’s data would require 1.394 million m² – with 2.5 trillion new bytes added every day. If that same data were stored in DNA it would fill no more than a small tumbler.
Easier said than done, however, as DNA is very delicate and can be damaged by sunlight, heat and other influences.
Now scientists have achieved a breakthrough using a DNA alternative made from an artificially generated polymer. TNA (Threose Nucleic Acid) is both robust and 100% biostable.
The US Declaration of Independence has already been encoded within it – and successfully recovered.
Spectacular!
